Humanity Defined

Rating: Null/10 (16 June 2003)

Without mentioning previous "horror" flicks (The Omega Man, et al.), 28 Days Later is, simply put, entertaining and thought-provoking. Perhaps people shouldn't see the movie expecting to be utterly frightened or put on the edge of their seats-- they should see the movie expecting to learn a little something about human nature and what, in essence, would really happen if we were put in certain situations.
Going from being alone and wandering (and for whatever reason picking up soda), Jim ends up at a church, finding that even the most holy of places has been ransacked with death. That's where the ideas of looking to spiritual faith end and looking to human nature itself begins. What brought me into the film wasn't the "scary" moments with the zombies themselves, but the insight into human instincts not only to be the hunters we have become, but also to stick together because being alone is the worst feeling imaginable. This movie is NOT a classic horror flick (Dead Alive), but is an intellectual theatrical whose script, scenes, and actors work well to craft what is human-- survival, but not by any means necessary.